Bio
Alessandra Bolger is an artist and poet from San Francisco. Growing up on Haight and Ashbury, Alessandra draws inspiration from her eccentric parents and SF’s colorful community. Photography, painting, printmaking, poetry, crafts and costumes are a few of her favorite mediums. Alessandra is passionate about making art accessible to all and creating youth centered art spaces that facilitate learning through creativity.
Statement
I am a nostalgic artist, drawn to the familiar urban landscapes of San Francisco and the vast coasts of the Pacific Northwest. I seek texture and polarities-- grime, funk and the geometry of the human figure. I think of photography as a cinematic daydream-- returning to the theme of nature versus industrialism throughout many of my works. My art is an effort to preserve fleeting moments, to pay respects to the experience of loss in life and embody the desire to return to a place that no longer exists.